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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1825
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†BADGER-REISHILL, n. A severe or resounding blow, a sounding smack.Fif. 1825 MS. Poem in Jam.2:
Then but he ran wi' hasty breishell, And laid on Hab a badger-reishill.
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